Seaboard Air Line Ry. v. Railroad Commissioners

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Woods.

The referee to whom it was referred to take testimony and report on all the issues of law and fact, has made a preliminary report to this Court on a question of evidence on the decision of which depends the further conduct of the trial. The referee thus states the question and his decision thereon :

“During the taking of the testimony so far offered as to the receipts and disbursements of the plaintiff company, which has a material bearing on the reasonableness of the rates on fertilizers prescribed by the railroad commission of South…